{"filing":{"accession_number":"0000802481-26-000053","cik":"0000802481","ticker":"PPC","company_name":"PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP","form":"8-K","filing_date":"2026-08-17","report_date":"2026-08-14","primary_document":"ppc-20260814.htm","primary_document_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/802481/000080248126000053/ppc-20260814.htm"},"events":[{"id":28195,"run_id":25777,"accession_number":"0000802481-26-000053","anchor_item_number":"1.01","event_type":"ma_activity","event_domain":"operational","is_material":true,"confidence":0.97,"summary":"Pilgrim's Pride entered into a Share Purchase Agreement on August 14, 2026, to acquire Walker's Deli \u0026 Sausage Company from Samworth Brothers Limited for approximately £141.5 million in cash, subject to CMA approval and expected to close in September 2026. The acquisition represents a strategic expansion of Pilgrim's Europe's premium pork product portfolio and UK market presence, adding a business with approximately 1,150 employees operating four production facilities.","company_name":"PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP","ticker":"PPC","filing_date":"2026-08-17","form":"8-K","submitted_at":null,"items":[{"id":30050,"accession_number":"0000802481-26-000053","item_number":"1.01","item_title":"Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.","event_type":"ma_activity","event_domain":"operational","is_material":true,"confidence":0.98,"reasoning":"Pilgrim's Pride entered into a Share Purchase Agreement on August 14, 2026, to acquire Walker's Deli \u0026 Sausage Company from Samworth Brothers Limited for approximately £141.5 million in cash. This is a material acquisition disclosed under Item 1.01 (Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement), representing a strategic expansion of Pilgrim's Europe's premium pork product portfolio and UK market presence. 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